Senior Firmware Engineer

2 weeks ago

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom HMGCC Full time

Are you interested in leading the design and develop innovative communication systems? Do you thrive in environments where you get to solve novel issues and come up with new solutions to help protect national security?


Ready to make your application Please do read through the description at least once before clicking on Apply.

The role

As a Senior Firmware Development Engineer, you will use your skills and experience to lead on the development of embedded software to produce new communication systems. You will take pride in your existing knowledge of embedded software development and electronics, and this will help you to program our complex products

You'll enjoy working with engineers from other disciplines to develop systems and will be joining a team of engineers working on new product developments in radio and control systems. Alongside this, you will demonstrate your leadership abilities and get involved in system design, software architecture, and coding.

This role is available full-time for 37 hours per week or part-time with a minimum coverage of 22 hours / Flexible or compressed working patterns available. This role is based in the office

More About You

To apply for this role, you will already have,

  • Significant experience of coding experience in standard languages such as C/C++/Python/React.
  • Experience in software development for embedded platforms, bare-metal, RTOS or Embedded Linux.
  • Able to technically lead the design and implementation of embedded software systems.
  • The ability to debug complex systems with software and hardware tools.

To strengthen your application, it would be beneficial if you also have,

  • Experience of leading on new technology adoption.
  • Knowledge of how to develop robust and secure systems.
  • Experience in software defined radio or digital signal processing.
  • Knowledge of interfacing to FPGAs or other custom electronics
  • Experience with the Git version control tool, preferably using Bitbucket.
  • Ability to architect complex software applications.
  • A degree in software or electronic engineering or similar, plus several years relevant work experience.

Your Personal Skills

You will be the type of person who,

  • Enjoys coming up with creative solutions.
  • Enjoys solving technical problems.
  • Enjoys working with other capable engineers, combining your collective knowledge to produce better results.
  • Is keen to learn and continually improve both technical and non-technical skills.
  • Can adapt to solve novel issues and come up with new solutions.

Putting your skills to use

Using your diverse range of skills you will,

  • Work on the end-to-end development of new products.
  • Be involved in proving designs by implementing tests and performing code reviews.
  • Support products and investigate reported defects.
  • Contribute to project planning and meetings.

What we Offer

Now that we’ve explained a bit about what you will we be doing, here’s what we can offer you,

  • 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years’ service.
  • 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave.
  • 2 ½ additional days leave (set dates through the year).
  • Paid overtime or time off in lieu. Your salary is for your contracted hours. If you work more, we believe you should be rewarded for that.
  • Lots and lots of training. This can be anything from a ½ day internal course to a distant learning degree. If it’s relevant to your career, we will aim to support you.
  • Our Pension scheme is Alpha. It’s competitive.
  • Sports & Social Society. Whether its classic cars or baking, golf or crafting, we have a society for you.
  • On site nursery (subject to availability).
  • 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice.
  • Free parking.
  • Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day.
  • Relocation Package*
  • Affinity Groups – whether you are disabled, LGBTQ and/or from an Ethnic Minority. We provide an inclusive environment and support for everyone.

About HMGCC

We are HMGCC, the engineering specialists at the heart of the UK’s national security.

We work with the National Security Community, UK Government, academia, private sector partners and international allies to bring engineering ingenuity to the national security mission, creating tools and technologies that drive us ahead and help to protect the nation.

We invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout your career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as well as enjoy the work/life balance many aspire to.

To find out more about us and if we’re right for you, please visit our website.

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